Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 ade17cd40c19c921…

MALICIOUS

PDF

2.7 KB Created: 2537-01-01 Authoring application: 6922
MD5: 8c5adec49ea5329f01d4f028c8846717 SHA-1: 5d482f0c56f5ddcb5b8594077d50e324e1b04521 SHA-256: ade17cd40c19c9218d6cce850d44955b7bdf53797884479c6f596532843d8eff
96 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1059.001 PowerShell

The PDF file contains embedded JavaScript, indicated by the PDF_JAVASCRIPT and PDF_JS heuristics. The CLAMAV_DETECTION heuristic identifies it as Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014, suggesting it exploits known PDF vulnerabilities. The embedded JavaScript file, javascript_obj0013_001.js, is flagged for obfuscation, likely to conceal its malicious payload. The lack of readable document body text prevents a more specific assessment of the lure, but the presence of obfuscated JavaScript points to an exploit attempt.

Heuristics 4

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Exploit.Agent-36014
  • Suspicious extracted artifact medium EXTRACTED_FILE_STATIC_TRIAGE
    One or more files extracted from inside this sample matched static suspicious-content checks such as script obfuscation, encoded payload blobs, packed data, or execution/download terms.
  • JavaScript action low PDF_JAVASCRIPT
    PDF contains a /JavaScript action. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.

Extracted artifacts 1

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
javascript_obj0013_001.js
6ef31352105b23df1f984e3c640f3f5f8f2e37a651899d5ce44fb76fcbfe152d
pdf-javascript-stream PDF /JS object 13 at offset 0x328 4814 bytes
Detection
ClamAV: No threats found
Obfuscation or payload: likely
Carved artifact contains 10 eval/decoder/string-building token(s). Carved artifact contains 3 long hex-escaped blob(s).